Some people love it, some people hate it. Many people dream of it. Working from home is either a joy or a terror, depending on how you approach it. Do you dream of the freedom, flexibility, and the relaxed atmosphere your home office could provide? Do you dream of working in your slippers and pajamas? […]
Take 20% of your gross income every month, invest it in a balanced index fund and leave it there, then retire 20 years later with enough for a lifetime.
If only I’d started earlier.
“Manage Smarter” have a great article (here) on personal branding.
The interesting thing they mention is that investing time in developing your personal brand can alleviate stress in public speaking situations. Now, we all know that public speaking is one of the most common fears worldwide, ranked even higher than the fear of death! So […]
Dick at the Ask the Wizard blog has posted an interesting piece on Customer service. This is a subject I can particularly relate to at the moment due to a run of bad luck with flaky contractors, and poor customer service. Is it just be noticing a trend these days of poor customer service? I […]
There’s a great post over at lifehack on the possible uses of Wiki’s at work. It’s worth checking out as wikis are a really fast way to build a repository of knowledge. The community written approach is great, and MediaWiki (the most popular implementation, that Wikipedia is based on) is an extremely advanced piece of […]
It is not necessary for you to have owned or operated a successful business to become a successful business consultant. Nor is it imperative that you have been in management or have held a titled position. You will, however, need the ability to sell yourself, and an up-to-date understanding of the area in which you […]
The list of free university podcasts over at Open Culture has been updated. This is a great resource for anyone who (a) misses university, or (b) wants to learn stuff for free. There’s so much here that I’m sure everyone could find something interesting.
In particular, there’s some MBA podcasts available, including:
Sloan School of Management
London School […]
In the first of the unoffical MBA myth buster - If you know what to do and actually do it, you would not see this as impossible. This is because if you are hardworking but do not know what to do or are heading into the wrong direction, you are wasting your time, money and […]
Today let’s talk about….. How do you find Advisors, Accountants and Lawyers?
Get a professional!
When you run a your own business chances are you will need help from and accountant, a lawyer maybe just an advisor. But which ones do you need and how do you choose the right ones?
Word of mouth is in my opinion […]
This quote is interesting, as it applies to more than just sales:
In todays marketplace you have to ask for the order nine times before someone will buy on average. The reason 99% of you don’t make the sale is because on average people only ask for the sale 1.5 times. I guarantee if you set […]
